Gemma Collins and James 'Arg' Argent are planning to start a family this year - and would be happy if she fell pregnant tomorrow, after years of her wishing to become a mum.

In a poignant interview following treatment for her polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and a filmed visit to a fertility doctor to find out about freezing her eggs, Gemma, 37, confirmed for the first time that she and her TOWIE boyfriend are considering starting a family.

"With regard to babies we do want them," she told New magazine.

"He's always sending me mushy stuff about finding the love of his life and wanting to settle down. He's very romantic."

She went on: "If I fell pregnant tomorrow we would have it. We're not trying and we're not actively going for it, but we're having lots of fun and we're in a new relationship."

Since going to a fertility clinic for her PCOS, Gemma has been in treatment to improve her chances of conceiving naturally.

"I didn't reailse how severe it can be with trying to fall pregnant," she continued. "They've just put me on some really good hormone tablets to level it out. [The doctor] said to me if we want a baby there's not going to be a problem."

And, speaking about when she and Arg might decide to start trying for a baby, Gemma hinted that it could be as soon as this year.

Gemma is ready to commit to the future (Image: gemmacollins1/Instagram)

Their relationship has taken seven years to get to this point (Image: ITV)

"I think we will give it the summer first. I wouldn't want to be pregnant in the summer, with the fluid retention on the feet," she said.

And it's not just babies on the horizon for the on-off couple, whose romance has been stopping and starting for the last seven years.

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They're also planning to marry eventually - and having just watched last weekend's royal wedding , both Gemma and Arg have a good idea of what they want.

"[It'll be] massive! We were both watching the royal wedding and I actually said I wanted the gospel choir and the priest. It's going to be really over the top," said Gemma.

Gemma says Arg is the overindulgent one and always wants to go out for meals (Image: Splash News)

She said it's hurtful when people say she's to blame for Arg's weight gain (Image: Twitter)

Both she and Arg have struggled with their weight, and Gemma said she was really upset by comments made by fans that she was encouraging her beau to over-eat when they got back together - especially as it's Arg who makes bad food decisions.

"I have never eaten in Nando's so much since I've been with James," she went on, adding that he'll come home to their shared house and drag her out to a restaurant.

"He said to me, now that he lives with me, he sees what I eat and feels bad that I struggle with my weight. It's not me force-feeding him, it's James who's the overindulgent one and that does hurt me when people are saying James is putting on weight because of me."

It came after the couple were spotted having an explosive row outside the airport in Tenerife two weeks ago, and arriving separately to TOWIE filming the next day.

And, in the season finale that aired on Sunday, Gemma and Arg were locked in dramatic make or break talks after she confided in the TOWIE girls about their argument.